Library databases are online resources you can search to find reliable information from trusted sources. Databases can be general or subject specific and can include a wide range of content including full text journal articles, ebooks, reports, abstracts, conference proceedings etc.
Library Search is a database of databases and allows you to search the content of most databases in one go.
Databases are useful resources to search for good quality subject-specific research and find journal articles on a topic. Here are some useful Journalism databases. Unless otherwise specified, you will need your Single Sign On username and password (the same as for Blackboard, MyDMU and email) to access them within and outside the university.
EBSCO's Academic Search Premier is a multi-disciplinary database that provides active full text for more than 3,100 journals, including active full text for nearly 2,750 peer-reviewed titles. The database also includes more than 70,000 videos from the Associated Press. This collection of videos is updated monthly and includes footage from 1930 to the present day.
An archival research resource containing the essential primary sources for studying the history of the film and entertainment industries, from the era of vaudeville and silent movies through to 2000.
The ProQuest Ebook Central platform provides online access to eBooks from trusted publishers across all academic subject areas. This includes coverage to the Literature & Language eBooks collection associated with the university's ProQuest One Literature subscription.
These are some more databases that you may find useful in your research
Archive online newspapers selected from the British Library's collections, including the Leicester Chronicle, from 1840-1900.
ProQuest Central brings together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Language and Literature, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, as well as core titles in the Performing and Visual Arts, History, Religion, Philosophy, and includes thousands of full-text newspapers from around the world.
The UK Parliamentary Papers resource empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. DMU Library has online access to documents from the 18th Century, 19th Century and 20th Century.
The 18th Century Collection includes the following material:
Harper Collection of Private Bills (1695-1814)
House of Commons Sessional Papers (1715-1800)
House of Lords Sessional Papers (1714-1805)
Journals of the House of Commons (1688-1834)
Journals of the House of Lords (1688-1834)
Local and Personal Acts (1797-1834)
Parliamentary Register (1780-1796)
The UK Parliamentary Papers resource empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. DMU Library has online access to documents from the 18th Century, 19th Century and 20th Century.
The UK Parliamentary Papers resource empowers researchers to explore the British perspective on historical and contemporary events through a vast and authoritative archive of official government documents spanning three centuries. DMU Library has online access to documents from the 18th Century, 19th Century and 20th Century.